Oncomelania

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb of an arrow”) +‎ Melania.

Proper noun

Oncomelania f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pomatiopsidae – amphibious snails of Asian and Pacific island freshwaters that comprises forms which are intermediate hosts of a schistosome (Schistosoma japonicum).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Prosobranchia – subclass; Mesogastropoda – order; Pomatiopsidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Oncomelania hupensis - species

References

• Oncomelania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia